Use tabs & suggestions

You can open as many tabs as you want in Chrome. You can also view all your tabs and switch among them.

Open a new tab

• At the top of your Google Chrome window, next to the last tab, click New tab . Or, use a keyboard shortcut:
  • Windows & Linux: Ctrl + t
  • Mac: ⌘ + t
• To open a link in a new tab, use a keyboard shortcut. Related tabs are grouped.
  • Windows & Linux: Ctrl + click a link
  • Mac: ⌘ + click a link
• To open the same webpage in multiple tabs, right-click the tab with the webpage and select Duplicate.
• To reopen a recently closed tab, use a keyboard shortcut:
  • Windows & Linux: Ctrl + Shift + t
  • Mac: ⌘ + Shift + t

Customize your new tab page

When you open a new tab, under the search box, you'll see images of the websites you visit often.

To visit a site, click the image.

To remove a most visited site, point to the image. At the top right of the image, click Remove .

Open a new window of tabs

• Use a keyboard shortcut:
  • Windows & Linux: Ctrl + n
  • Mac: ⌘ + n
• To open a tab in a new window, drag the tab outside the Google Chrome window.

Open a file in a tab

• From your computer's desktop or folder, drag the file into a Google Chrome tab. If the action will be successful, your cursor will display Add .
• Browse and select the file from your computer. Open a new tab, then use a keyboard shortcut:
  • Windows & Linux: Ctrl + o
  • Mac: ⌘ + o

Arrange tabs

• To change the order of your tabs, drag a tab along the top of the browser window.
• To pin a tab to the left, right-click (or, on a Mac, press Control + click) the tab and select Pin tab. Pinned tabs are smaller and only show the site's icon.

Close a tab

• At the top right of the tab, click Close . Or, use a keyboard shortcut:
• Windows & Linux: Ctrl + w
• Mac: ⌘ + w

Close a window

• Close all tabs in the window.
• At the top corner of the window, click Close .
  • Windows & Linux: See the top right.
  • Mac: See the top left.

You can also use the keyboard shortcuts to close a window:

• Windows & Linux: Alt + F4
• Mac: ⌘ + Shift + w

Bring back a window or tab

If you accidentally close a tab or window, you can open it again using the keyboard shortcut:

• Windows & Linux: Ctrl + Shift + t
• Mac: ⌘ + Shift + t

Close Google Chrome

You can close Google Chrome entirely.

1. Open the Chrome menu.
   • Windows & Linux: On the top menu bar, click File.
   • Mac: On the top menu bar, click Chrome.
2. Close Google Chrome.
   • Windows & Linux: Click Exit.
   • Mac: Click Quit Google Chrome.

You can also use the keyboard shortcut to close Google Chrome:

• Windows & Linux: Ctrl + Shift + q
• Mac: ⌘ + q

Force a webpage or application to close

If a tab, window, or extension isn't working properly, you can use Chrome's task manager to force it to close.

1. At the top right, click More .
2. Click More Tools Task Manager.
3. Select the webpage, extension, or app you'd like to close.
4. Click End process.

Related links

• Set your homepage and startup page
• Browse in private with Incognito mode